Whytes Movie Posters 31 May 2014 Results

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SALE 26 MAY 2014

Lot No. 259

Estimate. €800-€1200

Achieved €2400

30 by 40in., 75 by 100cm.

1956. Strarring Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis and Leslie

Nielsen. Forbidden Planet was MGM's first big-budget sci-fi

fllm, complete with cutting edge special effects and a plot

based on Shakespeare's The Tempest, but set in the 23rd

century. The wonderful poster is unfortunately censored by the

Irish distributor with Anne Francis' body covered in blue poster

paint.

Forbidden Planet